Livestock & Equine Heritage Committee

Town of Woodside 2955 Woodside Road Woodside, CA 94062 Woodside Livestock and Equestrian Heritage Committee July 26, 2023 5:30 pm Final Minutes Call to Order: 5:33 pm Roll Call: Kristina Chancholo, Fentress Hall, Phillip Bellamy, Fentress Hall, Lexi Bartlo, Diane Garcia, Nancy Atkinson, Susie Dorsey, John Matheny Absent: Melinda Stoker, Sharon Butler Guests via zoom: Melissa Cardinale, Dick Brown Guests from the public: Anne Van Camp from The Trails Committee Public Communications: None Approval of Minutes from June 28, 2023. Approved by John Matheny & 2nd by Diane Garcia Old Business: 1. Safety Projects – Continue discussion of or updates on existing issues and town operations a. Further action to inform trail users on process for reporting improper parking. How to communicate complex list of options to trail users. b. Further action to inform improperly parked vehicles. Continued discussion of temporary signage options. Both a and b- Melissa will invite Stacey from the circulation committee. Melissa suggested that Sean meet with Fentress and John before the September LEHC meeting to discuss and negotiate. This way they can speak directly with Sean and work out things. Dick Brown said TOW is updating their website and asked LEHC if there is anything we want “searchable” now is the time to do it. There will be a better citizen engagement portal. This will take place in 16-18 weeks. 2. Educational Projects – Discussion of or updates on existing projects related to public outreach such as signage, website, booklets, publications a. Revision of Booklet – Keeping Horses in Woodside. LEHC members each took an area to revise and update. Kristina- Shelter, Exercise Areas- Fentress, Fencing- Susie Dorsey, Managing the Environment- (fly control…) Melinda and Sharon, Hay and Feed Storage- Nancy, Emergency Preparedness and  Onsite Security- Diane, Access Gates and Fire Safety- John, Trails- Fentress, Bio Security and Healthcare- (new topic) Phillip b. Community Event Calendar c. Follow up tasks after Town of Woodside meeting of Manager and Mayor. Once a year LEHC will do an annual report in the Woodsider. The community will also have access to information and alerts via the TOW website. Here there will be a “Resource” tab that states there are a group of service providers and asking neighbors and community members is the best way to access them. There will also be alerts for fire evacuation, construction on trails, nails and safety issues relating to trails etc. 3. Review of Subcommittee projects: a. Public Outreach. LEHC members will rotate being the liaison to the Trails Committee every 2nd Thursday of the month. September- Susie, October- John, November- Melinda, December- Diane b. Safety and Facilities (now Safety and Health) c. Stable permit reviews (if any) (now Stables) New Business: 1. Article for Woodsider. Committee Spotlight. Discuss nails on the trails, fire evacuation, the fiberglass horse, Keeping Horses in Woodside, Construction and safety. Phillip and Melinda will review the article. 2. Recruiting 3. August Meeting or Recess. Recess until September Member Communications Next Meeting: September 27, 2023 Meeting Adjourned: Diane motioned to adjourn at 7:07 pm. Kristina 2nd. All in favor Minutes respectively submitted by: Kristina Chancholo